The Irish standard., 1887-07-30

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Columbia to Aberdeen.
Charles Hurst, of Fort Pierre, was
killed by lightning Monday. He leaves
a wife and five small children.
/ The Minneapolis & Northern elevator
at McCanna was burned Tuesday. It is
a total loss, with 1000 to 10000 bushels
of wheat.
The stonemasons on the Dakota Loan
& Trust Company's building at Water
town struck Monday. They ask higher
wages and less hours.
Fargo was visited by severe wind
storm Monday night. Several buildings
were shattered and team of horses be-
longing to the Standard Oil Company
killed.
A suit has been instituted by some of
the citizens of Lead City to recover from
the Black Hill Firemen's g Association the
sum of $500, which was subscribed by
them as prize for free-for-all hub
and-hub race at the tournament held
there the first of the month. The race
was not run according to the original
stipulation and the prize was mot
awarded.
MINNESOTA.
Rochester complains OF a twine famine.
Rochester's new waterworks start up
next week.
Goodhue county has rejected the
gopher law.
St.. Cloud wants the Manitoba to lay a
track to it's jam.
Huntley agriculturists are rejoicing
over abundant crops.
The Hook and Ladder company of
Waseca has disbanded.
Hon. w. G.. Ward of Waseca lost 40
tons of hay by fire Tuesday.
The Lake City section is suffering
from lack of binding twine.
Joe Florki, of New Posen, lost barn
and three horses by lightning.
Rhea gave reception to the Duluth
press club last Monday night.
Oscar Browns house at Fergus Falls
was damaged by lightning Monday.
Frank Kyser, a single man of Fergus
Falls, was killed by lightning Monday.
Matt Schafer, of Nicollet, has lost
three children from diphtheria within ten
days.
The Schlenburg & Boeeler mill at
saltwater is likely to close soon for want
of logs.
Frank Wilkinson. II years old, was
drowned while bathing at St. Peter
Tuesday.
The body Of Henry Earnst, drowned
July II at Winona. was found at Homer
Monday.
Duluths City Directory just completed
shows population of $4,000 for The
Zenith City.
Herman claims to have lad electric
phenomena with clear sky and brilliant
sun Monday.
| The 3-year old son of Andrew Dutch,
Of Cottonwood, had both his legs cut off
by reaper and died.
Nick Saxon's barn near Appleton was
destroyed bYlightning. Seven COWS and
ten horses were killed.
The annual parade of the Brainerd
fire department occurred Monday. Two
companies we're present from Little
Falls.
The American Institute of mining en-
gineers visited the Vermillion mines
Tuesday. A banquet was served on the
train en- route.
The first new wheat was marketed
Monday at St, Peter. 1t graded No. l
northern, good quality. The yield was
about IA bushels to the acre.
The collections in the customs district
of Minnesota for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1887 amounted to $2O4, ,619. "a.
being an excess of the previous year OF
s68, 146.79.
A fire last Monday night destroyed a
one-story house in Duluth owned by
George Fischer and occupied by A.
Adelberg as confectionery store and
Mr.. Chase as residence. The loss was
total, Mr.. Chase's family, including
two daughters, barely escaped in their
night clothes. The loss Oh the building
was about 81, 900, insured for $1,000.